Adjustable ash tray and stand for beds



Jan. '13, 1948. J. HESS I ADJUSTABLE ASH TRAY AND STAND FOR BEDS FiledFeb. 5, 1947 INVENTOR: JOHN HE S Patented Jan. 13, 1948 STATES PATENTQFFICE ADJUSTABLE ASH TRAY AND STAND FOR BEDS 2 Claims.

This invention relates to ash-trays for the use of smokers, and theprincipal object of th invention is to provide a form of ash-tray whichmay be removably attached to a side rail or a bed, for the convenientuse of a smoker while lying on the bed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash-tray and standcomprising a supporting arm, means for removably and pivotally mountingthe supporting arm by its lower end to a side rail of a bed-stead insuch manner that the arm may be turned and positioned vertically, or toeither side of the vertical and towards the horizontal, and therereleasably held, a forked yoke at the upper or free end of the arm, andan ash-tray pivotally mounted within the fork of the yoke to normallymaintain a horizontal position regardless of the tilting of the saidsupporting arm.

Still another object of the invention is to provide in a device of thekind referred to, a relatively short and heavy basal arm for extendinghorizontally outward from the side rail of a bed-stead, means forremovably mounting the arm by its inner end to the said side rail, anash-tray supporting arm, means for pivotally mounting this arm by itslower end to the outer end of the horizontal basal arm, so that theash-tray supporting arm may adjustably turn vertically or to either sideof the vertical and towards the horizontal as may be desired, the saidash-tray supporting arm having a forked yoke at its free end, and anash-tray pivotally mounted in the fork of the yoke to normally maintaina horizontal position regardless of the tilting of its supporting arm.

With the stated objects in view, together with such other and additionalobjects and advantages as may appear from the specification, attentionis directed to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevat onal view looking inwards towards the assembled ash-tray andstand as mounted upon the side rail of a bed-stead, a fragment of theside rail being here shown, the ash-tray supporting arm being turnedvertically, and alternate positions of the supporting arm beingindicated in dotted lines at either side of the vertically positionedarm as shown.

Figure 2 is a view taken at an angle of ninety degrees to the view ofFigure l, the device however being removed from the rail of thebed-stead and the outer end of the basal arm being shown partly insection.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the assembly as shown in Figure 1, thside rail of the bedstead being omitted.

Figure 4 is a detail in perspective of a preferred form of clamp adaptedfor removably engaging the side rail of a bed-stead.

Figure 5 is a detail in perspective of the inner end of the horizontalbasal arm as designed and adapted for removably mounting upon the railengaging clamp shown in Figure 4..

Figure 6 is a detail in perspective of the outer end of the horizontalbasal arm of the device, the ash-tray supporting arm being removed.

This invent on is designed for mounting upon the side rail 5 of aconventional bed-stead as indicated in Figure 1 (said bed-stead notbeing fully shown). For this purpose a clamp 6 is provided, the samebeing of flat spring-metal stock and formed and shaped up in a channeledform, U-shaped in cross section, with side webs Ba depended from thebight portion Sb, as shown, and being thus adapted to slide down overthe rail 5, and frictionally grip the rail for maintaining itself inplace thereon. A latch tongue is struck up medially from the inner sideweb 611, in alignment with the bight portion 61) of the clamp, and apair of spaced guide tabs 6d are similarly struck up from the bightportion 61) in operative alignment with the tongue 50. A relativelyheavy, basal arm I is provided, the inner end thereof being oblong incross section, and a latch plate lb is secured by set screws lc to thsquared inner end of the arm 1. A slot (d is formed in the lowerextended margin of the plate 1, said slot being formed and adapted tosnugly receive the latch tongue '50 of the clamp 6. Thus these elementsmay be readily and slidably assembled by positioning the inner end ofthe arm I flatly down upon the top of the clamp 6, between the tabs 6dwhich are spaced apart nicely to receive the arm, and then sliding thearm I outwardly for passing the tongue 6a through the slot 111.

The outer end of the arm 7 is formed and recessed as shown in Figures 5and 6, the main recess 1e thereof being adapted to snugly engage therounded and apertured lower end 8a of the ash-tray supporting arm 8,whereby this arm is pivotally pinned to place within thi recess by meansof a heavy set screw 8b passed through the apertured lower end 8a of thearm 8 and freely and slidably through a bore If formed axially in theouter end of the arm 1 and entered into a recess lg formed in the underside of the outer end of the arm '1 (Figures 2 and 3). The set screw 8bprojects into this recess as shown, a coil spring 8h i placed over thisinner end and a nut 81 is then turned upon the threaded inner end of theset screw, whereby the spring 8h may be compressed, and the lower end 8aof the arm 8 may be resiliently drawn up into the recess 1e against thefiat face 111 thereof. In order to support the ash-tray supporting arm 8in a vertical position, a vertical groove Hz is formed medially in theflat face 12 of the recess 'Ie, the same being adapted to engage anelongated boss 87'. But by pressing the set-screw 8b outwardly againstthe bias of the spring 8h the arm 8 may be freed for tilting laterallyto either side as indicated in i dotted lines in Figure 1, and may bebrought to rest almost horizontally upon the shoulder lugs 17' of therecess 1c.

The free upper end of the arm 8 is formed with a forked yoke 8k, theupturned ends of this yoke being formed as eyes 8m, and said eyes beingaligned horizontally and transverse'y of the bedstead and of the siderail upon which the device is mounted. An ash-tray 9 is provided, thesame being formed with journal ears 9a extended di-" ametrically outwardfrom its upper margin and adapted to pivotally pass into the eyes 8112of the arm 8. By this arrangement the tray 9 is pivotally suspended inthe yoke 87c, and hangs always horizontally through gravity, regardlessof the tilting of the arm 8.

From the foregoing description, the construction, operation and use ofthe invention will be fully understood. As so constructed the tray 9itse f may be raised up vertically to the full extent of the supportingarm 8, or this arm may be lowered towards the horizontal, as abovepointed out, whereby the tray 9 is lowered to either end of the bed. Thevarious parts and elements of the invention may of course be made of anymaterial desired, or as may be considered best suited to the purpose.

While I have herein shown and described a specific embodiment of theinvention and certain structural features thereof, it is to beunderstood that the embodiment as shown as well as the structuralfeatures thereof, may be changed or modified as desired, within thescope however of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An ash-tray and stand for removable attachment to a bed-stead havingside-rails, the same comprising a supporting arm for the tray, a forkedyoke at the upper end of the arm, an ash-tray pivotally suspended withinthe yoke for maintaining itself horizontally positioned notwithstandingthe tilting of the arm, means at the lower end of the arm for removablyattaching the arm to a side rail of the bed-stead, and means foradjusting the arm to its vertical positioning or to angular positioningat either side of the vertical, the ends of the yoke when the device ismounted upon the side-rail being aligned horizontally and transverselyof the said side-rail.

2. In a device according to claim 1, the said means for removably andpivotally mounting said supporting ram to the side rail including abasal arm for extending out horizontal y from the side rail, a clamp atthe inner end of the basal arm for releasably engaging the side rail,and connections at the outer end of the basal arm for pivotally engagingthe lower end of the ash-tray supporting arm, and means for releasabfyholding the ash-tray supporting arm to various angu lar positionsrelative to the said side rail of the bed.

JOHN HESS.

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